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Turkey Confronts ThreatsClose to Home, Critics Abroad

With chaos on its borders, unrest at home and growing criticism from abroad, Turkey's envoy in Washington has been besieged by problems from all sides. Read More

People of World Influence

IRI President Advocates PainstakingGroundwork of Democracy Promotion

Mark Green wants to make the International Republican Institute more "aggressive" in promoting democracy, but he also has to deal with an impatient Congress back home and critics abroad who say Washington's democracy-engineering programs are simply regime-change schemes. Read More

Israel's Ambassadors

Two Israeli Ambassadors EmbarkOn Very Different Political Paths

As one former Israeli ambassador runs for political office back home, another is making waves in Washington for his unorthodox diplomatic style. Read More